Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Crawford, N.E.
Originator: Walser, S.L.
Originator: Jose, Aleena Merin
Originator: Hubbard, T.D.
Originator: Stokes, T.B.
Originator: Wilson, S.Y.
Originator: Gavel, M.M.
Originator: Montayne, Simone
Publication_Date: 2025
Title: 2019 Arctic strategic transportation and resources (ASTAR) project field station data and descriptions: Inigok airstrip and Teshekpuk Lake region, North Slope, Alaska
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: csv
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Raw Data File
Issue_Identification: RDF 2025-3
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
Publisher: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys
Other_Citation_Details: 159 p.
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.14509/31457
Description:
Abstract: 2019 Arctic strategic transportation and resources (ASTAR) project field station data and descriptions: Inigok airstrip and Teshekpuk Lake region, North Slope, Alaska, Raw Data File 2025-3, presents the July 2019 fieldwork results from approximately 10,000 kmò (3,861 miò) in northern Alaska, encompassing the Teshekpuk Lake, Harrison Bay, Ikpikpuk River, and Umiat quadrangles. The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (AKDOT&PF) and the Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys (DGGS) deployed field crews to assess resources from the Colville River to the Ikpikpuk River and from the Price River to the Beaufort Sea coast. This report provides locations and descriptions of field data for 49 sites with power-auger holes and surface exposures, strategically chosen to offer a comprehensive understanding of the region's geological composition, crucial for resource assessment. Additionally, logs for nine test hole sites are included. This work supports the sand and gravel resource assessment for the Arctic Strategic Transportation and Resources (ASTAR) project. These data and report are available from the DGGS website: http://doi.org/10.14509/31457.
Purpose: The Arctic Strategic Transportation and Resources (ASTAR) project is a collaborative effort initiated by the Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) in partnership with the North Slope Borough to identify, evaluate, and advance opportunities to enhance the quality of life and economic opportunities in North Slope communities through responsible infrastructure development. The ASTAR team worked with communities and regional stakeholders to identify which projects and project areas may benefit the region most by prioritizing community and cultural connectivity, regional support, reduced cost of living, increased safety, and responsible infrastructure development. Construction-grade sand and gravel materials are lacking in the studied region. Our detailed sedimentological descriptions and test hole data are essential to understand better surface-material resources' quality, quantity, and distribution.
Supplemental_Information: >data: Station identification numbers, coordinates, and interval descriptions.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 2019
Ending_Date: 2025
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -155.104141
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -151.638291
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 70.753671
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 69.749341
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys
Theme_Keyword: Aggregate
Theme_Keyword: Alluvial Deposits
Theme_Keyword: Analyses and Sampling
Theme_Keyword: Arctic Deposit
Theme_Keyword: Beach Deposits
Theme_Keyword: Chert
Theme_Keyword: Clay
Theme_Keyword: Coal
Theme_Keyword: Coastal
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and River
Theme_Keyword: Coastal Plain
Theme_Keyword: Construction Materials
Theme_Keyword: DGGS
Theme_Keyword: Engineering
Theme_Keyword: Engineering Geology
Theme_Keyword: Facies Analysis
Theme_Keyword: Geologic
Theme_Keyword: Geologic Materials
Theme_Keyword: Geology
Theme_Keyword: Geotechnical
Theme_Keyword: Gravel
Theme_Keyword: Hazards
Theme_Keyword: Hydrology and Surficial Geology
Theme_Keyword: Ice
Theme_Keyword: Peat
Theme_Keyword: Pebble
Theme_Keyword: Permafrost and Periglacial
Theme_Keyword: Quartz
Theme_Keyword: Resource Assessment
Theme_Keyword: Resource Information
Theme_Keyword: Resources
Theme_Keyword: Sample Location
Theme_Keyword: Sand
Theme_Keyword: Sand and Gravel
Theme_Keyword: Sandstone
Theme_Keyword: Sediment
Theme_Keyword: Sedimentary
Theme_Keyword: Sedimentary Rocks
Theme_Keyword: Sedimentation
Theme_Keyword: Sedimentology
Theme_Keyword: Shale
Theme_Keyword: Silt
Theme_Keyword: Surface
Theme_Keyword: Surficial
Theme_Keyword: Transportation
Theme_Keyword: Transportation Corridor
Theme_Keyword: Unconsolidated Deposits
Theme_Keyword: Water
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys
Place_Keyword: Colville River
Place_Keyword: Comfort Point
Place_Keyword: Garry Creek
Place_Keyword: Harrison Bay
Place_Keyword: Ikpikpuk River Delta
Place_Keyword: Ingaluat Creek
Place_Keyword: Ishukpak Bluff
Place_Keyword: Kalikpik River
Place_Keyword: Kikiakrorak River
Place_Keyword: Kogosukruk River
Place_Keyword: Kogru River
Place_Keyword: Oumalik River
Place_Keyword: Sentinel Hill
Place_Keyword: Teshekpuk Lake
Access_Constraints: This report, map, and/or dataset is available directly from the State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys (see contact information below).
Use_Constraints: Any hard copies or published datasets utilizing these datasets shall clearly indicate their source. If the user has modified the data in any way, the user is obligated to describe the types of modifications the user has made. The user specifically agrees not to misrepresent these datasets, nor to imply that changes made by the user were approved by the State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys. The State of Alaska makes no express or implied warranties (including warranties for merchantability and fitness) with respect to the character, functions, or capabilities of the electronic data or products or their appropriateness for any user's purposes. In no event will the State of Alaska be liable for any incidental, indirect, special, consequential, or other damages suffered by the user or any other person or entity whether from the use of the electronic services or products or any failure thereof or otherwise. In no event will the State of Alaska's liability to the Requestor or anyone else exceed the fee paid for the electronic service or product.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys
Contact_Position: Metadata Manager
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 3354 College Road
City: Fairbanks
State_or_Province: AK
Postal_Code: 99709-3707
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (907)451-5020
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (907)451-5050
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dggspubs@alaska.gov
Hours_of_Service: 8 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday, except State holidays
Contact_Instructions: Please view our website (https://www.dggs.alaska.gov) for the latest information on available data. Please contact us using the e-mail address provided above when possible.
Data_Set_Credit: The State of Alaska funded this work through a Capital Improvement Project with additional funding and support from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) through a National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska Resource Inventory and Database Development Grant (L18AC00019-03). We appreciate the AKDOT&PF's Northern Engineering Geology and Drill Crew's support. Specifically, we thank engineering geologists Seth Hooper and Jocelyn Simpson for joining us for portions of the field reconnaissance and overseeing the drilling operations, drill crew members Matt Sousa, Pete Lanigan, and Gaelen Nelson for their drilling expertise, and Kimbar Harnar for finalizing the test hole logs. We are thankful for the bear-guard services provided by Scott Brower and camp operations and logistics support provided by Zach Spath. Pilot Adam Stockland of Pathfinder Aviation provided invaluable assistance in the field. In addition, the Arctic Slope Regional Corporation, North Slope Borough, U.S. Geological Survey, and BLM provided much-appreciated logistical support and guidance during field preparation and data collection efforts, which ensured a successful field season.
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Citation_Information:
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Originator: Heiner, Daniel
Originator: Overbeck, J.R.
Originator: Glenn, R.J.T.
Publication_Date: 2021
Title: Photogrammetry-derived orthoimagery and elevation for Wainwright, Alaska, collected August 3, 2021
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Raw Data File
Issue_Identification: RDF 2021-18
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
Publisher: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys
Other_Citation_Details: 4 p
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.14509/30791
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Daanen, R.P.
Originator: Stokes, T.B.
Publication_Date: 2023
Title: Sonar and seismic lake surveys along the proposed triangle road corridor, northwestern Alaska, collected July 6-13, 2021
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Raw Data File
Issue_Identification: RDF 2023-1
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
Publisher: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys
Other_Citation_Details: 19 p
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.14509/30954
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Gavel, M.M.
Originator: Hubbard, T.D.
Publication_Date: 2021
Title: Digital data addendum: Analytical data and field observations from surficial geology and morphology of the Alaskan central Arctic Coastal Plain, 1981-1987
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Report of Investigation
Issue_Identification: RI 93-1A
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
Publisher: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys
Other_Citation_Details: 6 p
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.14509/30670
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Germann, J.T.
Originator: Daanen, R.P.
Publication_Date: 2022
Title: Profile and discharge data for five waterways in the Utqiagvik-Atqasuk-Wainwright region, Alaska, collected August 2022
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Raw Data File
Issue_Identification: RDF 2022-15
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
Publisher: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys
Other_Citation_Details: 5 p
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.14509/30915
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Germann, J.T.
Originator: Daanen, R.P.
Originator: Stokes, T.B.
Originator: Wikstrom Jones, K.M.
Publication_Date: 2024
Title: Installation of environmental and hydrological monitoring stations-Utqiagvik-Wainwright-Atqasuk region, Alaska, August 2022
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Raw Data File
Issue_Identification: RDF 2023-21
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
Publisher: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys
Other_Citation_Details: 4 p
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.14509/31044
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Haralson, M.D.
Originator: Hubbard, T.D.
Originator: Montayne, Simone
Publication_Date: 2023
Title: 2021 Arctic Strategic Transportation and Resources (ASTAR) project field station location data and descriptions: Wainwright, Atqasuk, and Utqiagvik, North Slope, Alaska
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Raw Data File
Issue_Identification: RDF 2023-4
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
Publisher: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys
Other_Citation_Details: 5 p
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.14509/30961
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Haralson, M.D.
Originator: Hubbard, T.D.
Originator: Montayne, Simone
Publication_Date: 2023
Title: 2021 Arctic Strategic Transportation and Resources (ASTAR) project field geotechnical data and sample descriptions: Wainwright, Atqasuk, and Utqiagvik, North Slope, Alaska
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Raw Data File
Issue_Identification: RDF 2023-5
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
Publisher: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys
Other_Citation_Details: 4 p
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.14509/30962
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Haralson, M.D.
Originator: Hubbard, T.D.
Originator: Hoffman, H.A.
Originator: Montayne, Simone
Publication_Date: 2023
Title: 2022 Arctic Strategic Transportation and Resources project (ASTAR) geotechnical data and sample descriptions: Utqiagvik region (Barrow triangle), North Slope, Alaska
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Raw Data File
Issue_Identification: RDF 2023-13
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
Publisher: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys
Other_Citation_Details: 5 p
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.14509/31011
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Haralson, M.D.
Originator: Hubbard, T.D.
Originator: Hoffman, H.A.
Originator: Montayne, Simone
Publication_Date: 2023
Title: 2022 Arctic Strategic Transportation and Resources project (ASTAR) field station location data and descriptions: Utqiagvik region (Barrow triangle), North Slope, Alaska
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Raw Data File
Issue_Identification: RDF 2023-12
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
Publisher: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys
Other_Citation_Details: 5 p
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.14509/31010
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Herbst, A.M.
Originator: Daanen, R.P.
Publication_Date: 2022
Title: Lidar-derived elevation data for the Utqiagvik-Atqasuk region, Alaska, collected August 2019
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Raw Data File
Issue_Identification: RDF 2022-10
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
Publisher: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys
Other_Citation_Details: 8 p
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.14509/30870
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Tannenbaum, T.G.
Originator: Speeter, G.G.
Originator: Hubbard, T.D.
Publication_Date: 2024
Title: Arctic Strategic Transportation and Resources (ASTAR) Project geophysical report: capacitively-coupled resistivity survey for Utqiagvik, Atqasuk, and Wainright road network, North Slope, Alaska
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Preliminary Interpretive Report
Issue_Identification: PIR 2023-1
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
Publisher: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys
Other_Citation_Details: 72 p
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.14509/30960
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Attribute_Accuracy_Report: The accompanying report and data tables provide a discussion of processing methods. The tables contain measured values, calculated values, testing parameters, and/or statistical errors reported by the laboratory. Summary values are also included where applicable. Analytical results may include laboratory interpretations when an interpretive review is necessary for generating usable output. While the reports and data have been evaluated by project staff for general readability and logical consistency, the data may not have undergone technical peer review.
Logical_Consistency_Report: Not applicable
Completeness_Report: This data release is complete.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Sample location coordinates were obtained using GPS-enabled tablets running the Esri ArcGIS Collector App, with a reported horizontal error of approximately 10 m (32.8 ft). Latitude and longitude were recorded using the WGS84 datum.
Lineage:
Process_Step:
Process_Description: Sample collection - The data collected and sampling methods used varied depending on conditions at a particular location. In areas where outcrops were exposed, we made direct observations. In areas of small surface exposures, we also made direct observations and/or dug small holes. In areas where surface materials were not exposed, we utilized a Tanaka Power Auger. AKDOT&PF field sites utilized a helicopter-supported drill rig to make subsurface observations. We provide additional sampling details in the accompanying report.
Process_Date: 2019
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Geographic_Coordinate_Units: decimal degrees
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Ellipsoid_Name: WGS 84
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257223563
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Country: USA
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Contact_Instructions: Please view our website (https://www.dggs.alaska.gov) for the latest information on available data. Please contact us using the e-mail address provided above when possible.
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